SAGINAW, MI — A bill set for debate on the Michigan Senate floor would give a Michigan agency oversight of reserve police officers.

Senate Bill 411, introduced by Tonya Schuitmaker in June 2013, was passed through the committee on judiciary in a little more than a week after it was introduced along with Senate Bill 412.

Schuitmaker, R-Antwerp Township, said the part of the bill that gives the the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards was included at the request of MCOLES and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan.

Schuitmaker said that part of the bill is intended to keep reserve officers in check from going above and beyond the scope of their allowed duties.

The bill states MCOLES may propagate rules for "minimum standards and procedures for reserve officers."

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MCOLES Director David Harvey has said the investigation is looking into the village of Oakley’s police licensing practices and to see if the reserve officers are going outside the scope of their duties. He could not comment further on the investigation.

Similar concerns and complaints are also coming from elsewhere in the state, Schuitmaker said.

Currently, no state agency has oversight of reserve police officers. MCOLES currently sets rules and standards for regular police officers.

Local municipalities and police chiefs are in charge of setting the rules for their reserve officers, according to MCOLES.

Under current Michigan law, reserve officers do not have the same powers as police officers, which are certified under MCOLES.

The bill package would also instruct MCOLES to update standards for certified police officers. If passed, the bill package would also remove some loopholes for the state to obtain information to investigate police officers, Schuitmaker said.

Schuitmaker serves Michigan's 20th State Senate District, which includes Kalamazoo County and Paw Paw and Antwerp townships in Van Buren County.